birds

The City is holding a photography contest in conjunction with the upcoming Wildlife Speaker Series event. Winter is for the Birds, the fourth and final event in this series, takes place on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. ...

What a great infographic from Ottawa Bird Count. Numbers are based on observations and information collected by local volunteers. You can read more about the project here and there is a full background deck here . [  ](http://ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5840315071_7de6ce4c58_z.jpg) A photo snapped by Ben Wood, at the marina near Andrew Haydon Park in Nepean. It’s home to a couple of purple martin hotels. Do they have cable tv? ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide ...

One of the popular attractions at the Busker Festival yesterday was Gary Allen, aka The Parrot Guy. Most people who’ve lived or worked in downtown Ottawa will recognize him and his birds. Gary’s “act” was taking photos of people with several of his birds perched on top of them. ...

Ottawa - After Health Canada issued a frostbite warning for most of Eastern Ontario yesterday, thousands of flight capable street pigeons are regretting not making the trek south with the rest of their aviary companions who are settling in to a warm climate in the Southern United States. ...